Moose -Self esteem #11

You enjoy a job well done; you enjoy sharing your joy. You believe joy should be shouted with pride. Moose people have the ability to know when to use gentleness of a deer and when to activate the stamped of buffalo. They understand the balance of giving order to get things done and a willingness to do things themselves.

Reverse: You are reminded that ego can ruin your self of accomplishment. Remember others have the same potential you have. It shows that tooting your horn has fail to impress others. Grow calm for awhile and allow the strength and wisdom of silence to enter your heart.

Porcupine - nnocence #12

You have a very special quality and a very powerful medicine the power of faith and trust. within is the ability to remove mountain. Your task is to find the pathway that is most beneficial to you and use your greatest talent to further that plan. Porcupine is gentle, loving and none aggressive when fear is not present. You have your own need to trust your own faith. Do not get caught in the chaos of the adult world. Honor the playfulness of spirit that makes everyone win.

Reverse: You cannot win the game of life if you are too serious. You may be feeling too hurt to trust again because someone dealt you a blow. You have the faith and the ability to overcome .You are ready to accept love from others.

Coyote-trickster # 13

A medicine is on the way which you may not be to your liking if you have pulled this card,
Whatever it is good or bad you can be sure it will make you laugh. Coyote will teach you a lesson about yourself. A master trickster who tricks, he usually fools himself. He falls into his own trap; Coyote move from one to the other and refines the art of sabotage to shirr perfection. He is so involve he does not see the steam roller that is about to crush him. They can convince others that a skunk smells like a rose. If you pull this card, walk out, your glass house may crash, all your mirrors may shatter, the divine trickster is dogging you, you may trip. If coyote is your medicine card you are playing jokes on yourself or someone is tricking you, you should become conscious of your own pathway of foolishness, if you can't laugh at your crazy antics you have lost the game.

Reverse: Contraversy and pain in your side. Beware of the master of illusion .Can appear as a supposed all knowing teacher. Con artist, get rich. May signify a time when everything you touch backfires. Beware of the intention of others.

Dog-Loyalty#14

Warning signal of approaching danger, you are the servant of humanity, you are best as a charity worker, philanthropist, nurse counselor minister solder. You embody the loving gentleness of best friend and half wild protector energy. Delve deeply in yourself of service to others. You have a great compassionate understanding of human short comings. If you pull this card consider these questions .Have I recently forget that I owe my allegiance to my personal truth in life? Is it possible that gossip or others opinion had faded my loyalty to my friend, group. Have I ignore someone who was trying to be a loyal friend. Have I been loyal to my true goals?

Reverse: You have become critical or mean. It's time to stop cower in fear or pass on gossip. Do not speak up when someone is rumor mongering. Do not belittle others. Do not refuse to return a little kindness. Reclaim the power of loyalty.

Wolf-teacher #15

Wolf is a pathfinder. The forerunner of new ideas, a sense of family, a strong individual urge. You can be part of a society and still embody your individual need. Your sense is keen. The moon is your power ally. The moon is the symbol of psychic energy or the unconscious that holds the secret of knowledge. You have a desire to connect with new ideas which are just below the surface of consciousness; If you draw this card you may be able to share your personal medicine with others. Your intuitive side may also have the answer or teaching for yourself at this time. You could write, lecture on information that will help others,

Reverse: You should expand your limited situation. Do well to look at new ideas. You are urging to seek other teachers and pathway finders.

Raven -Magic #16

You carry the medicine of magic. Raven magic is a powerful medicine that can give you the courage to enter the darkened of the void. If you choose raven in your spread you are going to experience a change of consciousness. Raven is the guardian of ceremonial magic and in absentia healing .You brings a sense of well being. If you have chosen raven do not try to figure it out. It is the power of the unknown and something special is going to happen. The deeper mystery is how you will respond to the sparkling synchronicity of the alchemical moment. Use it wisely to enhance your growth. Can you accept this gift from the Great Spirit or will you limit the powers of the great mystery.

Reverse: raven is not to be taken lightly. If you have asked for harm for someone beware for this harm to teach you in turn what it feels like. If you have not wished harm raven may be warning you that you are not equipped to move into another level of consciousness. It may also be telling you that you have forgotten the magic. To right contrary raven you may need to seek a train shaman to clear the energy field. You may also need to block the negative energy sent by another person. Fill yourself with the magic of being alive. Do it with love and simplicity. Raven will tell you this magical truth. Never go beyond what you have prepared and train for. Life is good so use the magic to aid the entire family.

Mountain Lion- leadership #17

This can be a difficult power totem for you to have. It places you in the position to be targeted for the problems of others. You can be blamed for things going wrong, or for taking charge. This involves lessons on the use of power in leadership. It is the ability to lead without insisting others to follow. You should learn to balance power with intention, physical strength and grace. Do not waste anything, kill only what is needed to survive. If mountain lion come in your dream you may be asked to review the purpose behind your personal belief. You are considered to be the king of the mountain and never allowed to be human or vulnerable. The pitfalls are many the rewards great you must constantly be aware of keeping pace and peace. However you can never keep everyone happy. The first personality and responsibility is to tell the truth, know it and live it

Reverse: You may be playing with fire. If you try to rule with tyranny and dictatorship you have forgotten your medicine. If you are avoiding taking your place as leadership it could be that the whole idea scares you silly. Be yourself; refuse to hide in the cave.

Lynx - secrete # 18

It is said if you want to find out a secret ask lynx medicine. It is hard to get the silent lynx to speak. To be confronted by powerful lynx medicine signifies that you do not know something about others. Lynx is not the guardian of the secrets .Lynx has the ability to move through time and space and get in the silence of unraveling any mystery. The problem is getting lynx to instruct you. He or she would rather goes into circles. If this is strong in you, you will get mental pictures concerning other people and the exact thing they have hidden either from themselves or from others. You will see their fears their lies and deceptions. You will know where they have hidden treasures .If you have pulled lynx you can be assure that secrets are afloat. Be still and pay attention to the revelation you receive from high mental pictures or through the high singing voice in your ear.

Reverse: If you pull the reverse card it is time to shut your eyes and your big mouth. You may be defiling a sacred trust. Have your brain in gear before you babble. Become a lynx and wear the Mona Lisa smile, only you know why you smile.

Buffalo- prayers are heard# 19

This is the most sacred. The appearance of a white buffalo is a sign that prayers are heard. It shows a time of abundance and plenty, of prophecy been fulfilled. Buffalo signifies gratitude and praise, give praise for the richness of life. If you have drawn buffalo card you are asked to use your energy in prayer. It's a sign that you have received nothing without the aid of the Great Spirit creator.

Reverse: You have forgotten to seek help when it was needed. If your hand is close in a fist you cannot receive the bounty of abundance .It is time to make peace with another or some inner conflicts.

Ask yourself have I forgotten my eternal partner the Great Spirit. Am I pushing too fast in my physical world? Have I forgotten my eternal creator, I have forgotten to be grateful for my life.

Mouse -Scrutiny #20.

It is a good medicine to see up close. It is good to pay attention to detailed but bat medicine to chew every little thing to pieces. Mouse has many predatory enemies. It has a highly developed sense of danger at every turn; a powerful medicine to have in these days. Things that may appear to be insignificant to others take on enormous importance to mouse. They sort things into categories and file for late. They anger many other medicine types. They try to convince other that the simplest task is important. They are methodical they appear like hoarders but they are putting everything in order to explore at a later date. Without mouse there is no system of knowledge. If your medicine card is mouse you may be fearful of life but very well organized with a compartment for everything. If moue is in your spread it is telling you to scrutinize, may be the cheese is not cheese but a tiger sitting under it.

Reverse: You are spending too much time scrutinizing, you may have become slovenly, you may be pipe dreaming, all god things come to those willing to world.


Eagle - 1

Power of the Great Spirit, connection with the Devine, gather your heart and gather courage. Recognize opportunities and use them, Attack your personal fears of the unknown, you will be supported by the Great Spirit.

Reverse: You have forgotten your power and connection to the Great Spirit.

Hawk - 2

Be observant, look at your surroundings, be beware or aware, you are only as powerful as your capacity to perceive. Observe the nuisance or power lurking nearby.

Reverse: Something in your life maybe too painful to confront. The responsibility for delivering an unpleasant message is up to you.

Elk - 3

Pacing yourself will increase your stamina, you are cautious, Look at how you plan to finish what you have started without you ending up in the hospital. There is a special medicine in the friendship of others. Look at how you are holding up physically> Vitamins and high energy food may be the solution.

Reverse: You may be stretching the rubber band too thin, careful of undue stress level. If you are in a relationship the honey may be waning. In all case elk tell you to look at what you choose to create and how you intend to do it without being stressed out.

Deer - 4

Deer are gentle loving and caring, teaching us the power of gentleness to touch the hearts and minds of others who are wounded. Find the gentleness to care and stop pushing to change.

Reverse: You are courting your fears. You may be projecting fear to others because you love them.
Love should be no strings attached.

Bear - 5

Introspection. You must attune to the energy of the earth; you must realize that for most questions the answers reside inside of us not from the advice of others. Enter the silence and listen to your heart

Reverse: Only being your own adviser can you attain your true goal.

Snake - 6

Transmutation. Snake medicine people are very rare. It's the medicine of cosmic consciousness. it
is the knowledge that things are equal in creation. You are a universal being .it embodies sexuality psychic, energy, alchemy, reproduction, ascension or mortality. You have power, intellect, charisma and leadership. Accept the power of the fire magic within you which is a change in consciousness. You have the power to create

Reverse: You have masked your ability to change. You may fear change, release the outer skin of your present identity to bring out the real you.

Skunk - 7

 
Reputation. Threaten your sense instead of your life. By walking and talking respect yourself, you will create an honored position of strength. You believe in yourself by the carrying of your body. You have the ability of attracting others of like kind you are charismatic. You repel others who do not respect your space and people who seek to take energy from you. Skunk people have sexual power to attract lover. Notice the people attracted to you if they emulate favorable qualities recognize them bearing in mind your ultimate protection.

Reverse: This operate in two ways. Observe whether you are repelling or attracting others. Examine your feelings and be truthful about it.

Otter - 8

Woman medicine, caring for the young on the move, curious and have the traits and beauty of the female. Balance and female energy is not jealousy but sisterhood. Woman energy is the freeness of love. Keep a hawk eye on your ego, give yourself a gift, move gentle in the river of life, enjoy the female energy.

Reverse: You are out of focus, running from one idea to the other, embarrassed to receive compliment, drop the seriousness on all levels of life, fear of being rejected,

Butterfly - 9

Observe your position in the cycle of life transformation

Is this the egg stage--------just a thought?
Is this the lava stage---------Do you need to make a decision
Is this the cocoon stage-------Developing and doing-reality?
Is this the birth stage------------sharing you completed idea.

Butterfly gives clarity to your mental process. You are ready to undergo a transformation.

Reverse: There is a need for change in your life that you are not recognizing. You may believe that the change is too difficult. You need to broaden your horizon.

Turtle - 10

Mother earth; honor the creative source inside of you. Be grounded to the earth. Observe your situation with motherly compassion, there is danger in pushing the river. Burry your thought s and allow them to hatch.

Reverse: Be serious with what you do, you are not alone in your struggles mother earth will help you. You are not a victim, you are not helpless just list the things you are grateful for and find the abundance of alternatives that mother earth has to give. Author:(Soy Criada) Juliet Christie Murray


Owl - Deception card #21

Owl medicine is associated with Clairvoyance, astral projection, magic black and white.

Owl is associated with night, owl are night hunters, deceiver, silent. It is the medicine of sorcery and witches. If owl is your medicines you may be drawn to magical practices and perhaps explore the dark arts. Owl is a symbol of wisdom Owl sees what others cannot see. If owl is your personal medicine no one can deceive you no matter how they try to hide and disguise.

You may take your keen insight and abilities for granted others never do. You may frighten them and reflect their blindness for you cannot be fooled if you pull the owl card you are asked to use your power of keenness, silent observation to intuit some life situation .Owl can bring you a message in the night through dreams. Pay attention to the symbols and omen. The truth always brings enlightenment.

Reverse: You are greatly deceived by others or yourself. Perhaps witchcraft or black magic is being used against you, or maybe you are using witchcraft or sorcery to aid you when you should be praying to the Great Spirit for guidance. Keep an eye on your property or on your love one. The message is to befriend the darkness inside yourself ,then ask yourself what you are the darkness in the dark about, how or by whom you may be deceived or are you greatly deceived.

Beaver - Builder #22

Beaver is the doer in the animal kingdom. Incorporate a strong sense of family and home. Leaves itself many alternatives routes of escape, does not paint itself in corners, limitations cancels productivity. You have the power of working at attaining achievements. You should learn to work with groups.

Do not let individual ego gets in the way. It’s time to put your ideas into action, if you have pull this card or to complete some projects that you have neglected for alternative solutions in life. Sometimes the beaver brings warning to you to watch your back.

Reverse: You are asked to open new doors for opportunities and stay aware. Look out for laziness and apathy. Look for what is damming the flow and remove the impasse. Question Am I working with others? Do I do or just dream? Has my mind created obstacles?


Opossum - diversion #23

The greatest form of protection is to play dead. You confuse people while you move to safety .Use great deal of strategies of diversion. If opossum is in your spread you are asked to use strategy in some present situation .rely on your instinct for the best way out of a tight corner. If you have to pretend to be apathetic or afraid do it. Opossum may be relaying to you to expect the un-expectable and be clever in achieving your victory. This could be a victory over some bothersome sales man or a noisome neighbor.

Reverse: You are being warned against getting into high drama of life present scenario. The proper use of diversion is to know when you do not have to use diversion. If you have to defend yourself with excuse you have lost the point. Say something is not appropriate for you at this time. The best strategy is no defense.


Crow - Law # 24.

You are fascinated with your own self. Crow knows the unknown mysteries of creation and is the keeper of the sacred law. You can bend the law of the physical universe the ability is rear and unique.

You have the ability to be at one place and be the fly on the wall to observe what is happening far away. You are master of illusion. Crow is an omen of change. If crow is in your spread stop, pause and reflect how you view or see the law of Great Spirit in relation to the law of humanity .Put away your fear of being a lone voice in the wilderness. Let your integrity be your guide walk and talk truth.

Reverse: You are an outlaw today. Hell is about to break loose. Make sure if you are stepping on toes you have some backup. You need to remember the divine law of honoring harmony that comes from a peaceful mind, an open heart, a true tongue, a light step, a forgiving nature and a love of all living nature.

Fox - Camouflage #25

Fox has the ability to meld into its surroundings and be un-noticed; it is a powerful gift when one is observing the activities of others. Fox medicine means adaptability cunning, observation, integration, swiftness of thought and actions, quick decisiveness in the physical world.

Observe undetected without making others self conscious. Concern for family safety, if fox share its medicine with you is to become like the wind, there but unseen. It is wise to observe the acts of others. Learn to camouflage yourself with your surroundings. Leave and come back for practice. You can use silly tactics as a camouflage.

Reverse: Watch out for Wiley fox. Do not practice camouflage to the extent that you become a wall flower. Contrary fox may be trying to tell you that you have become too invisible in climbing to a place of recognition. Become fox and enjoy the playing ground of your life.

Squirrel - Gathering #26

Plan ahead. You must learn when to use your lightening speed, you are nerve wracking. Gather and store your energy for future use, whether it be a judgment ,an opinion ,a saving account ,candles or extra food good squirrel is to prepared. Honor your future by readying yourself for change or lighten your load if you have gathered too many inside thoughts, stress, worry or gadgets, worries. Observe the obvious which can prepare you for anything. Find a safe place to put your gathering; this is an untroubled heart and mind.

Reverse: You are a hoarder, a fearful person who expects the worst and is stuck in waiting for something to happen. You may have begun seeing the world through opposites, hoarding your thoughts of abundant so that fear of scarcity takes hold.

Dragon Fly - Illusion #27

You are a dreamer who tries to escape physical reality, essence of the wind of change. If dragon fly is in your spread you may have forgotten to water your plants or to give thanks for the food we eat for sustaining our bodies. On the psychological level you need to break down the illusion you have held that restrict your action and idea. Seek out the path of your habits that need to change. Have you put on too much weight? Have you started to look like a scare crow?

Reverse: You are trying to prove to yourself or someone that you have power, are you caught in an illusion that weakens your true power. Look into yourself and become by use of your power the illusion


Armadillo - Boundaries # 28

Your boundaries of safety are part of the total being. It is a gift to set boundaries so that so that harmful words and intentions just roll off. Your lesson is in setting your own boundaries. Set up your boundaries that allow only experiences that you want to be a part of. This boundary becomes a shield and ward off things which are undesirable to you.

If armadillo has waddle in your spread it’s time to set up boundary .you have been too long willing to let your home become a bus station, you may find that you cannot say no. Ask yourself questions as, Do others treat me like door mat? Why do I get upset when I am taken for granted? Is there a reason for being a yes person? All these questions relate to setting boundaries. How you relate in any circumstance will relate to how you use your ability to be objective.

Reverse: Go ahead roll up and hide this is the message of reverse Armadillo .This is not the better way, the best is to open up and find the value of your strength.


Badger - Aggression #29

Vicious and attack with powerful aggressiveness, quick to anger, quick to pounce. The medicine of badger is aggression and the willingness to fight for what it wants. Badger is the medicine of many powerful women. Badger is the keeper of the medicine roots. The roots are mother earth’s healing herbs.

These roots are the key to aggressive healing, quick to act in a crisis, always carry the ball to touch down; this attitude does not endear team mates. Persistent, vicious gossipers or many exhibit a chip on the shoulders .Will become aggressive enough to reach the top of its chosen field. They are the finest healers they will use any and all methods.

Often times the boss is the one that everyone fears. If badger is in your spread it may be saying you are too easy o too meek. The key to this method is to be aggressive enough to do something about your present situation. Be aggressive but don’t cut others to ribbons. Badger medicine may be telling you it is time to use your healing abilities to push ahead in life. Heal yourself by aggressively removing the barriers that don’t grow corn.

Reverse: Oops here comes badger upside down and fuming, this means you are chewed out by someone else or that you have expressed your anger in an unhealthy way. Remember all anger stems from anger within you. If you are angry with your children it is usually anger that stems from fear for the children well being. A time of reflection on what you feel helpless about. In another way badger may be calling you to use your roots and herbs to heal your body. There is a need for some aggressive action.

Rabbit- Fear #30

Rabbits are the fear caller, afraid of tragedy, illness, disaster and being taken. They call these to themselves. What you fear most is what you become. Stop talking about horrible things about to happen or is happening. Get rid of the what if, It is not a time to worry about the future ,or trying to exercise your control , over what is unformed, STOP NOW.

Reverse: If you try to resolve a situation in your life and is unable to you may feel a frozen in motion .There is always a way out of any situation. You will succeed according to how you handle the problem. Go into a safe place like rabbit, release your fear until it is safe to come out again
Author:(Soy Criada) Juliet Christie Murray

Wild Boar - Confrontation

Wild Boar - teaches us to confront without fear, Ripping apart the denials and lies that appear,
Testing courage, finding truth, its medicine will remain, A part of every human path, marking the victories we attain.

Although the warrior was accustomed to the sultry beat of his bayou homeland, he was shaking as if from a cold draft. The Council of Elders had caught him telling a lie. The punishment for this offense was banishment from the tribe. To restore his honor among the People, he would have to face the Wild Boar with a knife as his only weapon. If he failed, he would die, torn apart by the ravaging tusks of the fiery-eyed beast. This prospect filled him with dread.

Then, the spirit of the Wild Boar came to him in a dream; it was enraged that the young man had broken his warrior's vows by lying. It told him that he would first have to face and conquer the self-important and deceitful beast within himself, if he hoped to survive their combat. The young warrior vowed to honor the truth from that moment forward; he faced the Wild Boar that day and killed the beast. The warrior kept the tusk of his adversary as a life-long reminder to always confront the
weaknesses within himself.

There are several varieties of Boar, and this powerful medicine of the Warrior Clans applies to all of them. The Maya called Boar, Javelina, and the Chocatws saw the Razorback as Wild Boar. Its medicine teaches us to confront human weaknesses and to change them into strengths. The
human spirit is empowered through Wild Boar's willingness to confront fears, the challenges at hand, and uncomfortable circumstances. Courageously standing tall, without running from the situations that life presents, is powerful medicine indeed.

If Wild Boar has charged into your cards today, you are being asked to confront anything or anybody that you have been avoiding. Pay attention!
Embrace your warrior nature and find the courage to confront your fears. Or, are you being asked to confront a personal weakness or a career challenge? Is it time to finish a project that you abandoned thinking it might be too difficult to accomplish? Confront your feelings regarding some situation that makes you nervous or causes discomfort and bring yourself the peace of closure.

If you have been procrastinating, Wild Boar is reminding you to quit avoiding the inevitable. In all cases, it is insisting that you be fully present and mindful of what is happening and why. If you drew this card, you already possess the courage needed to confront all that life offers; just remember where you hid that courage. Challenges do not simply vanish. Unless you actively embrace your issues, you cannot reclaim your spirit's energy. Half the battle is won through the
warrior's willingness to acknowledge and to accept the whole truth at all times.

From: Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson